Muddling Meerkat hackers manipulate DNS using China’s Great Firewall
A new cluster of activity tracked as “Muddling Meerkat” is believed to be linked to a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor’s manipulation of DNS to probe networks…
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FCC fines carriers $200 million for illegally sharing user location
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined the largest U.S. wireless carriers almost $200 million for sharing their customers’ real-time location data without their consent. FCC’s forfeiture orders finalize…
FBI warns of fake verification schemes targeting dating app users
Image: Midjourney The FBI is warning of fake verification schemes promoted by fraudsters on online dating platforms that lead to costly recurring subscription charges. The public service announcement explains…
London Drugs pharmacy chain closes stores after cyberattack
Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs has closed all its retail stores to contain what it described as a “cybersecurity incident.” The company has also hired…
Google rejected 2.28 million risky Android apps from Play store in 2023
Google blocked 2.28 million Android apps from being published on Google Play after finding various policy violations that could threaten user’s security. Additionally, the tech giant reports…
Microsoft fixes bug behind incorrect BitLocker encryption errors
Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing incorrect BitLocker drive encryption errors in some managed Windows environments. The company said that Intune is among the…
Google Chrome’s new post-quantum cryptography may break TLS connections
Some Google Chrome users report having issues connecting to websites, servers, and firewalls after Chrome 124 was released last week with the new quantum-resistant X25519Kyber768 encapsulation mechanism…
US Post Office phishing sites get as much traffic as the real one
Security researchers analyzing phishing campaigns that target United States Postal Service (USPS) saw that the traffic to the fake domains is typically similar to what…
Japanese police create fake support scam payment cards to warn victims
Image: AI-generated via Midjourney Japanese police placed dummy payment cards in convenience stores to protect the elderly targeted by tech support scams or unpaid money fraud.…
Okta warns of “unprecedented” credential stuffing attacks on customers
Okta warns of an “unprecedented” spike in credential stuffing attacks targeting its identity and access management solutions, with some customer accounts breached in the attacks.…
Fake job interviews target developers with new Python backdoor
A new campaign tracked as “Dev Popper” is targeting software developers with fake job interviews in an attempt to trick them into installing a Python…
Patients’ data exposed in phishing attack
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services disclosed a data breach after thousands of patients’ personal and health information was exposed in a data…